Transformation of tenses
( Notes:
S haven’t/ hasn’t V3/ed since/ for…
->. It + is + time + since + S (last)V2/ed
->The last time + S V2/ed WAS … in/ ago
-> S last v2/ed…. In/ ago
S have/ has never V3/ed before -> It is the first time S have/has ever V3/ed
-. It is the first/ second/ third …… time + S have/ has V3/ed
-. Present perfect + since + simple past
- S V2/ed when S V2/ed
(Exercise 1 : Rewrite these sentences:
The last time she had a swim was ten years ago.
( She hasn’t ..................................................................................................................................
I have never met such a famous person before.
( It is .............................................................................................................................................
I last saw him when I was a student.
( I haven’t .....................................................................................................................................
I haven’t come there for two years.
( I last ...........................................................................................................................................
I have studied English for seven years.
( I started ......................................................................................................................................
(Exercise 3 : Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning.
I haven’t played football for ages.
( It’s....................................................................................................................................................
2.I haven’t gone to Ha long for three years.
( It’s...................................................................................................................................................
( The last time...................................................................................................................................
3.She hasn’t seen her mother since she left for Pairs.
(She last.............................................................................................................................................
4.The last time I went to Hanoi was over fours years ago.
(I haven’t...........................................................................................................................................
(It’s....................................................................................................................................................
5.I last saw her when she returned to her home town.
(I haven’t...........................................................................................................................................
6.How long is it since you sold your old house?
(When.................................................................................................................................................
7.She hasn’t spoken Japanese before.
(It’s....................................................................................................................................................
8.This is the first time she has driven a car.
(She hasn’t .........................................................................................................................................
9.I haven’t heard from him since July.
(I last..................................................................................................................................................
(The last time I heard from him was in July.
10.My aunt has been teaching English for 40 years.
( My aunt............................................................................................................................................
11. I went over1. my lesson and then went2 to school
( Before ..............................................................................................................................................
(After ..................................................................................................................................................
12. Before he watched TV, he had done all his exercises
( Before ..............................................................................................................................................
(After ..................................................................................................................................................
Exercise 1. Choose the most correct answer:
1. I ________________this film twice. (see)
–Peter, please help me do the washing up.
– Sorry, Mum. I _____________________ TV.(watch)
The farmers _____________________in the field now.(work)
The war _____________________out three years ago.(break)
He _____________________a cup of coffee every morning.(drink)
She _____________________a lot of new books.(just/ buy)
Up to the present, Nam_____________________ good work in his class. (do)
At present, that _____________________a historical novel. (write)
By next month, I _____________________my first novel. (Finish)
Phong _____________________at the university so far. (work)
How long _________you___________able to drive? – since 1990. (Be)
They _____________________since eight o’clock. (talk)
My brother _____________________in the army from 1990 to 1995. (Serve)
At this moment, I _____________________that we have a good chance of victory. (Feel)
I _____________________the money from him yet. (not/Receive)
This is the most interesting book I _____________________. (read)
I _____________________him ten daysago. (See)
It _____________________ a long time since I last saw him. (be)
She _____________________so hard this week that she doesn’t have time to go to the hairdresser’s. (work)
Mr. John_____________________to Los Angeles in 1992. (go)
What ______ to you yesterday?
A. happened B. did happen C. had happened D. has happened
I never go to Australia. I _____ to Australia yet.
A. will go B. went C. haven’t been D. have been
What _____ do at 7:00 tomorrow morning. Will be Ving
A. will you B. shall you C. were you D. did you
Why ______ you come yesterday?
A. couldn’t B. can’t C. didn’t D. A and C
My mother ______ in this factory since 1990
A. works B. worked C. has worked D. had worked
I _____ my hair before breakfast this morning.
A. washed B. had washed C. was washing D. have washed
I _____ about him when he suddenly came in.
A. talk B. talked C. am talking D. was talking
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